Idea.Base it on REgion.Example: NorthEast, South East, Gulf Coast States, Plains States, South West and North West.

Need to throw in a Mid-Atlantic region too. We people South of the Mason-Dixon Line who aren't really in the South i.e. MD, DE, WV, & NoVA. The Carolinas down and New England aren't really our neighbors.

How about splitting the regions int state by state sub forums. For example, North America/Midwest/Minnesota. That way it is easy look only as far away as you want to go. I suppose there might not be enough active forum users to make it work for some states/regions though.